Nothing extraordinary ever happened to Fisher Bayley, but all that changes when a corrupt businessman with political ambitions finds himself facing disaster. Wealthy and well-connected Harry Scarfe is about to fight a by-election, when a young woman's body is discovered. As the mystery of her identity and how she died is pieced together, the affair that had threatened his campaign looks set instead to destroy him completely. He realises that to lay the past to rest, sacrifices must be made - other people's. And fate places Bayley on his list. The target of a powerful pact, Bayley panics and goes into hiding. Accused of murder, to prove his innocence he must uncover the true killer, but with his own life in danger, hope is fast running out...